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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1969

Page

8

Blackout Ordered in Jane Britton Murder Probe

Cambridge police chief orders a news blackout in the murder investigation of 23 year old Harvard student Jane Britton found beaten to death in her apartment. Harvard anthropology chair Stephen Williams discusses red ochre not linked to burial rites while friends Humphries and Mitchell undergo lie detector tests.

Cambridge Mass James F. Reagan Jane Britton Harvard Reagan Stephen Williams Anthropology Miss Britton Wiliams Primi Williams

Eighteen Charged In Stanley Area Fires

Eighteen Stanley area men including at least ten from the Stanley Fire Department have been charged with arson for fires in the past six months. Eleven men and seven juveniles were charged this week after a month long investigation by Page County Sheriff Kenneth Kerkhoff. Most fires involved barns outbuildings and abandoned homes.

Luray Stanley Area Stanley Fire Department Stanley Page County Kenneth Kerkhoff

Cry of the lame duck in Capitol highlights pet projects

As Democrats prepare to depart and Republicans take over, officials push programs to aid malnutrition and housing. Wilbur Cohen seeks three new agencies and broader food stamp access, Udall and Wood defend environmental planning, and Betty Furness urges FTC action on auto warranties to curb consumer dissatisfaction.

Washington Capitol Richard M. Nixon Wilbur J. Cohen Congress In Lterior Stewart L. Udall Housing and Urban Development Robert C. Wood Betty Furness President Johnson Cohen Senate Udall Wood HUD Nixon Miss Furness Federal Trade Commission FTC

Turner Honored at Testimonial in Winchester Shenandoah Valley

Ellsworth Turner was honored at a testimonial reception at Mountain View in Winchester on December 28. About 100 attendees from Winchester Front Royal Washington DC New York City and the Shenandoah Valley attended to laud his years of service. Robert Q Brooks presented a plaque praising Turners outstanding leadership in civic fraternal and political affairs. A separate note cites 3.7 to 5 million disabled Americans who could be rehabilitated into employment per the U S Social and Rehabilitation Service.

Ellsworth Turner

Czechs Master Another Crisis in Prague

In Soviet dominated Czechoslovakia the Communist central committee persuaded the large metal workers union not to strike over National Assembly President Josef Smrkovsky. The union urged Smrkovsky be considered for the post of chairman of the new Federal Assembly alongside Deputy Premier Petr Colotka.

Federal Assembly Smrkovsky Colotka

Actress Tallulah Bankhead Leaves Estate Over Million

New York AP reports actress Tallulah Bankhead died December 12 from pneumonia at age 65. Probate papers later filed show estate assets around one million dollars, including at least 400000 in stock and valuables in a safe deposit box awaiting appraisal, with paintings pending valuation.

New York Tallulah Bankhead Miss Bankhead

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